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Ansel Elgort stars as a getaway driver in “Baby Driver.”

DORIS DUKE THEATRE

Honolulu Museum of Art, 532-6097, honolulumuseum.org; $10-$12 unless noted.

Honolulu African American Film Festival

Celebrate Black History Month with women-directed films that highlight African-Americans in the arts. Ends Saturday.

>> “Mudbound”

1 p.m. Saturday

Two men — one white, one black — return from World War II to work on a family farm. One, the owner’s brother, is charming but haunted by combat memories; the other, the son of black tenant farmers and also a vet, experiences prejudices unseen when he was a tank commander in France. Adjusting to life becomes a struggle for both, and raging racism from deep within is unleashed. (2017, 2:14)

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films

>> Documentary

1 p.m. Sunday; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday

“Traffic Stop,” “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” “Edith + Eddie,” “Heroin(e)” and “Knife Skills.” (Run time is 3:04, with intermission.)

>> Live Action

4 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

“DeKalb Elementary,” “The Silent Child,” “My Nephew Emmett,” “The Eleven O’Clock” and “Watu Wote/All of Us.” (Run time is 1:37.)

>> Animation

7 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

“Dear Basketball,” “Negative Space,” “Lou,” “Revolting Rhymes,” “Garden Party,” “Lost Property Office,” “Coin Operated” and “Achoo.”

MOVIE MUSEUM

3566 Harding Ave., 735-8771; $4-$5

“Baby Driver”

11:15 a.m., and 3, 5 and 8:45 p.m. Friday

Tinnitus-suffering Baby becomes the genius getaway driver for a crime boss who assigns him an “impossibly dangerous job” just as Baby looks to turn his life around with his girlfriend. Rated R. (2017, U.K./U.S., 1:52)

“Kamikaze”

1:15 and 7 p.m. Friday

A terrorist must re-evaluate his priorities when he gets caught up in bad weather, leaving him stranded in a hotel full of eccentric and amicable Spanish tourists who further complicate his mission. For ages 12 and older. In Spanish with English subtitles. (2014, Spain, 1:36)

“Last Flag Flying”

11:45 a.m., and 2, 4:15, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Saturday

Director Richard Linklater’s adaptation of Darryl Poniscan’s novel about a former Navy hospital corpsman who calls on his Vietnam War buddies from 30 years ago to help bury his son, a Marine who died in the Iraq War. Starring Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne and Steve Carell, with J. Quinto Johnson. (2017, 2:05)

“Loving Vincent”

Noon, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15 and 7 p.m. Sunday

Based on 130 of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings, this mesmerizing, hand-painted animation by 100 artists retraces the artist’s last days, framed as a mystery, as the young man Armand is tasked with delivering a letter from Vincent to his brother Theo. (2017, U.K./Poland, 1:34)

“A Flat for Three” (“Posti in piedi in paradiso”)

8:45 p.m. Sunday

Three divorced fathers living together in a Roman apartment do what they must to make ends meet: Music lover Ulisse sells his prized vinyl collection, film critic Fulbio is forced to write a gossip column and Domenico becomes a gigolo. For ages 13 and older. In Italian with English subtitles. (2012, Italy, 1:55)

“Maigret Sets a Trap” (“Maigret tend un piege”)

11 a.m., and 3 and 6:45 p.m. Monday

A police inspector rolls the dice in setting a trap to catch a serial killer stalking women in a shady town. In French with English subtitles. (1958, France/Italy, 1:58)

“The Night Affair” (“Le desordre et la nuit”)

1:15, 5 and 8:45 p.m. Monday

An inspector tries to protect the tarnished yet innocent Lucky Fridel, who is accused of killing a nightclub owner. For ages 12 and older. In French with English subtitles. (1958, France, 1:30)

“Touch of the Light” (“Ni guang fei xiang”)

11 a.m., and 2:45, 4:45 and 6:45 p.m. Thursday

A blind piano prodigy stars as himself in a true story about a young man who feels helpless and isolated at a mainstream music college after attending only schools for the visually impaired. When he meets a dance prodigy, they find that together they soar to new, creative heights. For ages 12 and older. In Mandarin with English subtitles. (2012, Taiwan, 1:49)

“Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers”

1 and 8:45 p.m. Thursday

While her husband is on a business trip, a woman feeling neglected (her husband calls only to check on their pet turtle) takes a job as a spy, which fills her life with intrigue. Comedy for all ages. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2005, Japan, 1:30)

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